Féuch nach n-dean tu droch-armharc air.
Take care lest you cast the evil eye on him
Gaelic p.
Irish Ten Commandments
(almost- at least one version)
Ulick Bourke
Ná bí cainteach a d-tigh an óil,
Ná cuir anfhios air aseanóir,
Ná h-abair nach n-déantar cóir,
Ná h-ob agus na h-iarr onóir,
Ná bí cruaidh agus ná bí bog,
Ná tréig do charaid air a chuid,
Ná bí mí-mhodhamhail, ná déan troid
A's ná h-ob í ma's éigin duit.
Do not be talkative in a drinking-house,
Do not impute ignorance to a elder,
Do not say justice is not done,
Do not refuse and do not seek honour,
Do not be hard and do not be liberal,
Do not forsake a friend on account of his means,
Do not be impolite; and do not offer fight,
Yet decline it not, if necessary. |
